Jamestown Narratives
Author: Edward Wright Haile
Publisher: Roundhouse
Published: 1998-01-01
Total Pages: 946
ISBN-13: 9780966471205
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Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5: Families G-P
Author: John Frederick Dorman
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 1126
ISBN-13: 9780806317632
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The foundation for this work is the Muster of Jan 1624/25 which had never before been printed in full."--Page xiii, volume 1.
Jamestown People to 1800
Author: Martha W. McCartney
Publisher:
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 514
ISBN-13: 9780806318721
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"A detailed look at the people associated with Jamestown from its founding in 1607 to 1800. Based on government records and private archives, it provides historical biographies of several distinct groups of people: Jamestown Island landowners, public officials, Native-American leaders, and African Americans associated with Jamestown. It also covers more than a thousand people who did not own land on Jamestown Island but whose activities brought them to Virginia's capital city."--p.[4] of cover.
1607
Author: Karen E. Lange
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9781426300127
DOWNLOAD EBOOK1607: A New Look at Jamestown is the ultimate book for the 400th anniversary of America's first settlement. With its expert appraisal of the latest archaeological evidence, this National Geographic title stands alone in its timely authority and its visual appeal. Author Karen Lange's gripping narrative incorporates analysis of the very latest discoveries from the Jamestown site. The text, vetted by experts, has been researched with the help of Dr. William Kelso, a National Geographic grantee, who also provides the foreword. The pages come alive with Ira Block's stunning photography, detailing newly discovered artifacts, and highlighting authentic Jamestown reenactments. A National Geographic map of the colony places it in its historic and modern-day context. Follow the drama as three small ships from England reach the New World in the spring of 1607 with 104 souls onboard. At the edge of a powerful Indian confederacy, they settle in Jamestown and pave the way for the birth of our nation.
A Land As God Made It
Author: James Horn
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2008-07-31
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 0786721987
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe definitive history of the Jamestown colony, the crucible of American history Although it was the first permanent English settlement in North America, Jamestown is too often overlooked in the writing of American history. Founded thirteen years before the Mayflower sailed, Jamestown's courageous settlers have been overshadowed ever since by the pilgrims of Plymouth. But as historian James Horn demonstrates in this vivid and meticulously researched account, Jamestown-not Plymouth-was the true crucible of American history. Jamestown introduced slavery into English-speaking North America; it became the first of England's colonies to adopt a representative government; and it was the site of the first white-Indian clashes over territorial expansion. A Land As God Made It offers the definitive account of the colony that give rise to America.
The Story of Jamestown
Author:
Publisher: In the Hands of a Child
Published: 1969
Total Pages: 75
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Voyage to Virginia in 1609
Author: Louis Booker Wright
Publisher:
Published: 1964
Total Pages: 148
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"'The two works reprinted here, inaugurating a projected series of contemporary narratives relating to the settlement of Virginia, have been much discussed as sources of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest.' Both William Strachey and Silvester Jourdain were passengers on the ill-fated 'Sea Venture,' which wrecked in 1609 within sight of one of the Bermuda Islands when this vessel, with eight others in the expedition led by Sir Thomas Gates, was on its way to Jamestown. Aside from their Virginian and Shakespearean interest, the narratives that Strachey and Jourdain wrote are both intrinsically fascinating documents and have a significant place in the voyage literature of their day.' So reads the preface to this first modern-spelling edition of these absorbing accounts. The editor, Louis B. Wright, is Director of the Folger Shakespeare Library. He is author and editor of many book son American and English history and is eminently well qualified to evaluate and present these seventeenth-century writers to a modern audience."--Pg. [4] of cover.
The Jamestown Experiment
Author: Tony Williams
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Published: 2011-02-01
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 1402245661
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe American dream was built along the banks of the James River in Virginia. The settlers who established America's first permanent English colony at Jamestown were not seeking religious or personal freedom. They were comprised of gentlemen adventurers and common tradesmen who risked their lives and fortunes on the venture and stood to reap the rewards—the rewards of personal profit and the glory of mother England. If they could live long enough to see their dream come to life. The Jamestown Experiment is the dramatic, engaging, and tumultuous story of one of the most audacious business efforts in Western history. It is the story of well-known figures like John Smith setting out to create a source of wealth not bestowed by heritage. As they struggled to make this dream come true, they would face relentless calamities, including mutinies, shipwrecks, native attacks, and even cannibalism. And at every step of the way, the decisions they made to keep this business alive would not only affect their effort, but would shape the future of the land on which they had settled in ways they never could have expected. The Jamestown Experiment is the untold story of the unlikely and dramatic events that defined the "self-made man" and gave birth to the American dream. Tony Williams taught history and literature for ten years, and has a master's in American history from Ohio State University. He wrote Hurricane of Independence and The Pox and the Covenant, and is currently a full-time author who lives in Williamsburg, Virginia, with his wife and children.
Richard of Jamestown
Author: James Otis
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2018-07
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9781722121365
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRichard of Jamestown By James Otis Richard of Jamestown: A Story of Jamestown Colony--a compelling and historically-accurate tale of ten-year-old Richard Mutton, who sailed with Captain John Smith on the Susan B Constant to help found Jamestown Colony in 1606. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
The Jamestown Storybook
Author: Carole Marsh
Publisher: Gallopade International
Published: 2006-09
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 9780635063212
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSix fascinating stories share the Jamestown experience with readers ages 7-14!
